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Working from home – What did we learn?

15 July, 2020

Home office

Remember lockdown? With just 2 days to prepare, many of us were suddenly working from home. New words entered our vocabulary like 'Blursday' because we had no idea what day it was and 'quaranteams' for online teams created during lockdown. We quickly learnt new skills. Like remembering to tick 'un-mute' before speaking in online meetings, or turning the camera off when still in pj's. Some of us … [Read more...]

Tagged With: building teams, Leadership, motivation, team performance, trust, Workplace well-being

The one thing you need more of

5 April, 2018

energy management

If I was to ask you what you would like more of, what would be your response? Time? Money? Peace and quiet? How about more energy? Having enough energy for life is more than just fueling for physical activity. It is about having the energy for a strong and healthy mentality, emotional capacity and spiritual practices. As a commodity for employees, organisations are realising that having enough … [Read more...]

Tagged With: Business trends, Employee engagement, motivation, Resilience, work life balance, Workplace well-being

Be a Better Communicator

7 June, 2017

be a better communicator

Want to be a better communicator? It all starts with listening. Do you listen with the intent to understand or the intent to answer? It takes emotional fortitude to phone a government department. It’s a bit like a mission I choose to accept, a challenge to overcome, a game that I want to win. It all started with an application to the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE). I … [Read more...]

Tagged With: communication, difficult people, Employee engagement, Leadership, Leadership, motivation, trust

How to Actually Engage Employees

2 July, 2015

Last month we shared our whitepaper on The Benefits of Engaged Employees : a compilation of research to show that having highly engaged employees leads to greater company profits, higher customer satisfaction, better health and safety outcomes and more creative and driven employees. This week we ask a follow up question - How do we actually engage employees? Still Feeling Happy and … [Read more...]

Tagged With: Employee engagement, employee motivation, Leadership, motivation

What is Your Motivation?

10 March, 2015

Employee Motivation

'Reach for the stars', 'just do it' and 'never give up' are all well-known, motivating quips. I have many of these nice-to-read-but-easy-to-gloss-over-and-forget messages displayed on my office wall. It got me thinking about what actually drives people to do what they do? What motivates employees at work? What is Motivation? A motive is defined as something that causes a person to act in a … [Read more...]

Tagged With: Employee engagement, employee motivation, motivation

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